Physical anthropology

Beyond this mostly factual depiction of the past is something far more powerful. Cinema. The modern movie screen is a medium that recreates all sorts of era’s, landscapes and scenarios, from the daily life of an ant, to the farthest reaches of the universe. In Robert Zemeckis’s Forrest Gump, we are given a look into America during a time of radical change. Through the eyes of a simpleton, Forrest Gump, Zemeckis guides us through the social and political goings on of the 1960’s. Within his…

How to Target the World Paris, Shanghai, New York, Tokyo, Berlin; these are some of the top fashion epicenters worldwide. These cities are the driving forces of cultural trendsetters who have major influences on design, commerce and eventually the economy ("Fashion Capitals"). Being internationally recognized as having strong identities in fashion, these capitals develop a mixture of business, recreation, and cultural activities to compensate for. This huge success, no matter the place, is…

Racial Inequality Throughout the history of the United States, racial inequality continues to be an issue in our society. Most of every race had come a long way from fighting to gain equality. The society today has definitely improved, but there is still racial inequality within today. Racial inequality is imbalance of opportunities and treatments that occur based off someone’s race. There are many explanations on why racial inequality exists and the film Do the Right Thing shows various ways…

amount of contextual elements that are necessary for the “transaction” of understanding a given message (Pflug, 2011). In other words, high-context cultures have the characteristic of using communication in terms of shared contextual cues (i.e., physical setting or tone of voice) and information is presented implicitly in interpersonal relationships. High context cultures can be categorized as nonverbal, intuitive, and individuals are expected to read between the lines to understand the unsaid.…

towards African Americans. According to the (Journal of Psychology, 2000) culture and beliefs about time is compared among Black Americans, Black Africans, and White American showing the racial views. The study identified different beliefs about physical and personal time, but beliefs about the duration of life experiences not differences were found. A questionnaire was administered to support the simple views of racial influences. However, though cultures are different experiences recognized…

The human figure in their works strives to capture raw, unpleasant features of the body. Wagschal puts a strong emphasizes on depicting the wrinkles, aged, and tired characteristics of her models as seen in one of her most notable works “Portariat of Judy Garfin” (1982). In this piece, she emphasizes the not so flattering features of her elderly model, a very different approach from idealized depictions found in traditional portraits. The Greek or Renaissance ideas of beauty and perfection are…

Issues – first section: Before continuing onwards, it is important to understand the definition of the term ‘culture’ since understanding about culture and being knowledgeable about cultural differences between countries could be helpful in solving the issues that were faced in the case of Stephen Shawler. Culture is an extremely complex topic since it cannot be defined in a single definition and in general, culture can be termed as “a set of socially constructed meanings that shape the…

Americans have had the capability to interact with people from other nations. I believe to fully comprehend and understand the full meaning and definition of culture competence, you must first understand what “culture” means. The founder of Cultural Anthropology, E.B. Tylor defined culture as, “…the…

Introduction: Today’s Internet marketing strategy thrives on cultural customization. Those of whom are excellent marketers know how to effective market their goods or services, which is done by identifying the needs of the consumer and satisfying consumer wants. According to Weston (2012), it is a well-known fact that many marketers and business do not understand the importance of ‘researching the process of perception’ in not only foreign countries, but cultures as well! The true question…

In Pennsylvania, students may not be introduced to the concept of culture until after fifth grade, as the state and national core curriculum shies away from the general topic until middle school. More specifically, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District specifies that between kindergarten and fifth grade, the children will “explore the themes of neighborhoods and communities,” and then “learn about United States geography and history” (Curriculum & education). Thus, even though…